The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, degenerative arthritis of the knees, and other specified depressive disorder have all been denied as not related to service or otherwise supported by evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were not shown to be present during service or within one year post-service, and there is no medical opinion linking his current conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","claimed_conditions":["bilateral hearing loss","hearing loss","right ear and left ear"]}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Arthritis of the Thoracolumbar Spine","claimed_conditions":["degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine","back surgery","severe spinal stenosis caused by a large lumbar herniation"]}, {"condition_name":"Radiculopathy, Left Lower Extremity (Sciatic Radiculopathy)","claimed_conditions":["radiculopathy of the left lower extremity","right sciatic radiculopathy pain and weakness right leg"]}, {"condition_name":"Radiculopathy, Right Lower Extremity","claimed_conditions":["radiculopathy of the right lower extremity","right sciatic radiculopathy pain and weakness right leg"]}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Arthritis, Left Knee","claimed_conditions":["degenerative arthritis of the left knee"]}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Arthritis, Right Knee","claimed_conditions":["degenerative arthritis of the right knee"]}, {"condition_name":"Other Specified Depressive Disorder","claimed_conditions":["other specified depressive disorder"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- A19000836
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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